Don Figer

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Najarro, F.; Figer, D.F.; Kudritzki, R.P.; Hillier, J.D., Metallicity in the Galactic Center: The Arches cluster, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 611, 2, pp. L105-L108 (2009) [BibTeX]

Wachter, S.; Ramirez-Ruiz, E.; Dwarkadas, V.V.; Kouveliotou, C.; Granot, J.; Patel, S.K.; Figer, D.F., Detection of an Infrared Ring around the magnetar SGR 1900+14, Nature, 453, 7195; doi:10.1038/nature06987;, pp. 626-628 (2008) [BibTeX]

Najarro, F.; Figer, D.F.; Hillier, J.D.; Geballe, T.R.; Kudritzki, R.P., Metallicity in the Galactic Center: The Quintuplet cluster , Astrophysical Journal (2007) [BibTeX]

Zhu, Q.; Kudritzki, R.P.; Figer, D.F.; Najarro, F.; Merritt, D., Radial Velocities of Stars in the Galactic Center , Astrophysical Journal (2007) [BibTeX]

Davies, B.; Figer, D.F.; Herrero, A.; Kudritzki, R.P.; Najarro, F.; MacKenty, J.W., A massive cluster of Red Supergiants at the base of the Scutum-Crux arm, Astrophysical Journal, 671, 781 (2007) [BibTeX]

Wachter, S.; Kouveliotou, C.; Figer, D.F.; Patel, S.K.; Woods, P., Spitzer Space Telescope Observations of SGR and AXP Environments, Astrophysics and Space Science, 308, 1-4, pp. 67-71 (2007) [BibTeX]

Davies, B.; Figer, D.F.; Law, C.J.; Kudritzki, R.P.; Najarro, F.; Herrero, A.; MacKenty, J.W., The cool supergiant population of the massive young star cluster RSGC1, Astrophysical Journal (2007) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F., The Arches Cluster Mass Function, API (2006) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F., Pinwheels in the Quintuplet Cluster, Science (2006) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F.; MacKenty, J.W.; Robberto, M.; Smith, K.; Najarro, F.; Kudritzki, R.P., Discovery of an Extraordinarily Massive Young Stellar Cluster, Astrophysical Journal, 643 (2006) [BibTeX]

Tanner, A.; Figer, D.F.; Najarro, F.; Kudritzki, R.P.; Gilmore, D.; Morris, M.; Becklin, E.E., High Spectral Resolution Observations of the Massive Stars in the Galactic Center, Astrophysical Journal, 641 (2006) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F.; MacKenty, J.W.; Robberto, M.; Smith, K.; Najarro, F.; Kudritzki, R.P.; Herrero, A., Discovery of an Extraordinarily Massive Cluster of Red Supergiants, Astrophysical Journal, 643, pp. 1166-1179 (2006) [BibTeX]

Kim, S.S.; Figer, D.F.; Lee, M.G.; Oh, S., Theoretical Isochrones with Extinction in the K Band, PASP, 117 (2005) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F.; Najarro, F.; Geballe, T.R.; Blum, R.D.; Kudritzki, R.P., Massive Stars in the SGR 1806-20 Cluster, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 622, L49 (2005) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F., An upper limit to the masses of stars, Nature, 34 (2005) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F.; Najarro, F.; Kudritzki, R.P., The Double-lined Spectrum of LBV 1806-20, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 610, L109 (2004) [BibTeX]

Kim, S.S.; Morris, M.; Figer, D.F., Dynamical Friction on Galactic Center Star Clusters with a Central Intermediate-Mass Black Hole, Astrophysical Journal, 607, L123 (2004) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F., History for the Galactic Center from Hubble Space Telescope/NICMOS Observations, Astrophysical Journal, 601, 319 (2004) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F.; Gilmore, D.; Kim, S.S.; Graham, J.R.; Larkin, J.E.; Levenson, N.A.; Teplitz, H.I.; Morris, M.; Becklin, E.E.; McLean, I.S.; Gilbert, A.M., High Precision Stellar Radial Velocities in the Galactic Center, Astrophysical Journal, 599 (2003) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F.; Najarro, F.; Gilmore, D.; Morris, M.; Teplitz, H.I.; Levenson, N.A.; Larkin, J.E.; Graham, J.R.; Gilbert, A.M.; McLean, I.S.; Serabyn, E.; Kim, S.S., Massive Stars in the Arches Cluster, Astrophysical Journal, 581 (2002) [BibTeX]

Stotle, A.; Grebel, E.K.; Brandner, W.; Figer, D.F., The Mass Function of the Arches Cluster from Gemini Adaptive Optics Data, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 394 (2002) [BibTeX]

Mumma, M.J.; Figer, D.F., A Survey of Organic Volatile Species in Comet C/1999 H1 (Lee) Using NIRSPEC at the Keck Observatory, Astrophysical Journal, 546 (2001) [BibTeX]

Roe, H.G.; Graham, J.R.; McLean, I.S.; de Pater, I.; Becklin, E.E.; Figer, D.F.; Gilbert, A.M.; Larkin, J.E.; Levenson, N.A.; Teplitz, H.I.; Wilcox, M.K., The Altitude of an Infrared Bright Cloud Feature on Neptune from Near-infrared Spectroscopy, Astronomical Journal, 122 (2001) [BibTeX]

Carson, J.E.; Larkin, J.E.; McLean, I.S.; Graham, J.R.; Becklin, E.E.; Figer, D.F.; Gilbert, A.M.; Levenson, N.A.; Teplitz, H.I.; Wilcox, M.K., Resolved IR Spectroscopy of Two High Redshift Radio Galaxies, Astronomical Journal, 563 (2001) [BibTeX]

Moneti, A.; Stolovy, S.R.; Blommaert, J.A.; Figer, D.F.; Najarro, F., Mid-Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy of the Enigmatic Cocoon Stars in the Quintuplet Cluster, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 366 (2001) [BibTeX]

Kim, S.S.; Figer, D.F.; Lee, H.M.; Morris, M., N-body Simulations of Compact Young Clusters Near the Galactic Center, Astrophysical Journal, 545 (2000) [BibTeX]

Teplitz, H.I.; Figer, D.F., Measurement of [OIII] Emission in Lyman Break Galaxies,, Astrophysical Journal, 542 (2000) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F.; Becklin, E.E.; McLean, I.S.; Gilbert, A.M.; Graham, J.R.; Larkin, J.E.; Levenson, N.A.; Teplitz, H.I.; Wilcox, M.K.; Morris, M., 2-micron Spectroscopy within 0.3 arcseconds of Sgr A*, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 533 (2000) [BibTeX]

Gilbert, A.M.; Graham, J.R.; McLean, I.S.; Becklin, E.E.; Figer, D.F.; Larkin, J.E.; Levenson, N.A.; Teplitz, H.I.; Wilcox, M.K., Infrared Spectroscopy of a Massive Obscured Star Cluster in the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/9) with NIRSPEC, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 533 (2000) [BibTeX]

Levenson, N.A.; Graham, J.R.; McLean, I.S.; Becklin, E.E.; Figer, D.F.; Gilbert, A.M.; Larkin, J.E.; Teplitz, H.I.; Wilcox, M.K., Hot Stars and Cool Clouds: The Photodissociation Region M16, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 533 (2000) [BibTeX]

Larkin, J.E.; McLean, I.S.; Graham, J.R.; Becklin, E.E.; Figer, D.F.; Gilbert, A.M.; Glassman, T.M.; Levenson, N.A.; Teplitz, H.I.; Wilcox, M.K., Discovery of an Obscured Broad Line Region in the High Redshift Radio Galaxy MRC 2025-218, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 533 (2000) [BibTeX]

Teplitz, H.I.; McLean, I.S.; Becklin, E.E.; Graham, J.R.; Figer, D.F.; Gilbert, A.M.; Larkin, J.E.; Levenson, N.A.; Wilcox, M.K., The Rest-Frame Optical Spectrum of MS 1512-cB58, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 533 (2000) [BibTeX]

McLean, I.S.; Graham, J.R.; Becklin, E.E.; Figer, D.F.; Gilbert, A.M.; Larkin, J.E.; Levenson, N.A.; Teplitz, H.I.; Wilcox, M.K., J-band Infrared Spectroscopy of a Sample of Brown Dwarfs using NIRSPEC on Keck II, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 533 (2000) [BibTeX]

Geballe, T.R.; Najarro, F.; Figer, D.F., A Second Luminous Blue Variable in the Quintuplet Cluster, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 530 (2000) [BibTeX]

Lang, C.C.; Figer, D.F.; Goss, M.; Morris, M., Radio Detections of Stellar Winds from the Pistol Star and from other Stars in the Galactic Center Quintuplet Cluster, Astronomical Journal, 118, pp. 23-27 (1999) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F.; Kim, S.S.; Morris, M.; Serabyn, E.; Rich, M.; McLean, I.S., HST/NICMOS Observations of Massive Stellar Clusters Near the Galactic Center, Astrophysical Journal, 525 (1999) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F.; Morris, M.; Geballe, T.R.; Rich, M.; Serabyn, E.; McClean, I.S.; Puetter, R.C.; Yahil, A., High-Resolution Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy of the Pistol Nebula: Evidence for Ejection, Astrophysical Journal, 525 (1999) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F.; McClean, I.S.; Morris, M., Massive Stars in the Quintuplet, Astrophysical Journal, 514 (1999) [BibTeX]

Serabyn, E.; Shupe, D.; Figer, D.F., An Extraordinary Cluster of Massive Stars in the Milky Way’s Core, Nature, 394 (1998) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F.; Najarro, F.; Morris, M.; McLean, I.S.; Geballe, T.R.; Ghez, A.M.; Langer, N., The Pistol Star, Astrophysical Journal, 506, 1, pp. 384-404 (1998) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F.; McLean, I.S.; Najarro, F., A K band Spectral Atlas of Wolf Rayet Stars, Astrophysical Journal, 486 (1997) [BibTeX]

Blum, R.D.; Ramond, T.M.; Conti, P.S.; Figer, D.F.; Sellgren, K., H Band Spectroscopic Classification of OB Stars, Astronomical Journal, 113 (1997) [BibTeX]

Figer, D.F.; McLean, I.S.; Morris, M., Two New Wolf-Rayet Stars and a Luminous Blue Variable Star in the Quintuplet (AFGL 2004) Near the Galactic Center, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 447 (1995) [BibTeX]

Levine, D.A.; Figer, D.F.; Morris, M.; McLean, I.S., A Circumstellar H2O Maser Associated with the Circumnuclear Molecular Disk at the Galactic Center?, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 447 (1995) [BibTeX]

Hildebrand, R.H.; Davidson, J.A.; Dotson, J.; Figer, D.F.; Novak, G.; Platt, S.R.; Tao, L., Polarization of the Thermal Emission from the Dust Ring at the Center of the Galaxy, Astrophysical Journal, 417, 2, pp. 565-571 (1993) [BibTeX]

Morris, M.; Davidson, J.A.; Werner, M.; Dotson, J.; Figer, D.F.; Hildebrand, R.H.; Novak, G.; Platt, S.R., Polarization of the Thermal Arches at the Galactic Center, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 399 (1992) [BibTeX]